| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-01-01 | - |
| 2024-04-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
ARU's Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research offers MPhil and PhD programs, providing students with advanced knowledge and research skills in music therapy. The program focuses on clinical applications, theoretical foundations, and innovative research methods, with a focus on diverse populations and issues. Students collaborate with a global network of universities and benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and renowned faculty.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
ARU's Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research is a global hub for music therapy research, offering MPhil and PhD programs. Students will be part of a team leading music therapy research worldwide, collaborating with seven other universities.
Objectives:
- Advance knowledge and understanding of music therapy's clinical applications and theoretical foundations.
- Develop innovative research methods and techniques in music therapy.
- Train future music therapy researchers and practitioners.
Program Description:
The institute conducts research on music therapy for various populations, including adults, older people, young people, and children with diverse issues. Research focuses on determining the clinical effectiveness of music therapy and its underlying mechanisms, drawing from fields such as neurology, psychology, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis.
Outline:
Content:
- Music therapy and dementia
- Music therapy and autism
- Music therapy and end-of-life processes
- Music therapy and learning disabilities
- Music therapy and mental health
- Music therapy and children and families
- Music therapy and addiction
- Music therapy and stroke
Structure:
- MPhil: 1-3 years full-time, 2-4 years part-time
- PhD via progression from MPhil: 2.5-5 years full-time, 3.5-6 years part-time
Faculty:
- Professor Jörg Fachner: Music, health, and the brain; music and consciousness states; state-dependent cognition and recall; music therapy and addiction treatment.
- Professor Helen Odell-Miller: Music therapy and dementia; music therapy and links with diagnosis in adult mental health; music therapy and personality disorders; psychoanalytically informed music therapy; arts therapies and mental health.
- Professor Amelia Oldfield: Music therapy with children with autism; music therapy with families; music therapy diagnostic assessments; orchestral instruments in music therapy improvisation.
Unique Approaches:
- State-of-the-art music therapy center with a research laboratory for practical music therapy and music and brain research.
- Collaboration with the Centre for Music and Science at Cambridge University.
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
- Music therapist
- Music therapy researcher
- Music therapy educator
- Music therapy administrator
- Music therapy consultant
Opportunities:
- Opportunities for career development and training in areas such as writing for publication, presenting at conferences, and teaching.
- Involvement in research projects and organization of research events.
Tuition Fees and Payment Information:
UK students, 2023/24 (per year) £4,712 UK students, 2023/24 (part-time, per year) £2,356 International students, 2023/24 (per year) £15,000 International students, 2023/24 (part-time, per year) £7,500 UK students, 2024/25 (per year) £4,786 UK students, 2024/25 (part-time, per year) £2,392 International students, 2024/25 (per year) £15,900 International students, 2024/25 (part-time, per year) £7,950